Pediatric Nursing (Wong's Essentials):
Chapter 1 questions and answers (100%)
correct.
A nurse is delivering a lecture to a group of parents on child health and diseases.
What is the most common cause of death in children older than 1 year?
Obesity
Type 2 diabetes
Motor vehicle accidents
Heart disease - correct answers.Motor Vehicle Accidents
Rationale: Motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of death in children
over 1 year of age. Obesity is the most common nutritional problem in children and
can lead to type 2 diabetes. Incidents related to death due to heart diseases, such as
coronary heart disease, in children are not that common.
A school nurse finds that many adolescents in the school are overweight. Being
overweight predisposes these adolescents to which conditions?
Diabetes
Hypertension
Heart diseases
Fractures
Headaches - correct answers.Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart Disease
Rationale: Overweight individuals are at high risk of developing diabetes due to
increased insulin resistance. The risk of hypertension and heart disease is also high
due to atherosclerosis. The risk of fractures and headaches is not dependent on
body weight.
Chapter 1 questions and answers (100%)
correct.
A nurse is delivering a lecture to a group of parents on child health and diseases.
What is the most common cause of death in children older than 1 year?
Obesity
Type 2 diabetes
Motor vehicle accidents
Heart disease - correct answers.Motor Vehicle Accidents
Rationale: Motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of death in children
over 1 year of age. Obesity is the most common nutritional problem in children and
can lead to type 2 diabetes. Incidents related to death due to heart diseases, such as
coronary heart disease, in children are not that common.
A school nurse finds that many adolescents in the school are overweight. Being
overweight predisposes these adolescents to which conditions?
Diabetes
Hypertension
Heart diseases
Fractures
Headaches - correct answers.Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart Disease
Rationale: Overweight individuals are at high risk of developing diabetes due to
increased insulin resistance. The risk of hypertension and heart disease is also high
due to atherosclerosis. The risk of fractures and headaches is not dependent on
body weight.
